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Harry E. Chrisman, former Liberal author and historian, donated a large collection of his writings, photographs, and other items to Liberal Memorial Library for the purpose of research. This database searches the contents of the Chrisman Collection.

CallNo: C14-A3j
Descriptive Title: Caption to P229-A3j		Type: Comments
Date of Origin:		Provenance:
Size: 5 1/2 x 2"		Condition:
Text: In addition to constructing more than 100 new homes during his association with Griffith & Baughman in Liberal, Charles E. Hancock built many such sheds and barns as shown in this photo of C.M. Waters' Star Livery Barn. Waters also operated the Oklahoma Wagon & Feed Yard in Liberal, 1913 to 1920, in south Liberal. Photo courtesy Burris Wright.
Misc Info:
Subject:	livery C.M. Waters Charles E. Hancock feed barn	Related to:	P229-A3j
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CallNo: E31-F2a4
Descriptive Title: Hancock family		Type: Envelope
Date of Origin: 1988?		Provenance:
Size: 5 9/16 x 8 11/16"		Condition: very good
Text: [front] Negs of Hancock + Prints ; C 215292 ; Chrisman, H ; Date 9/22 ; Phone 238-5782 ; BLACK AND WHITE [check mark] ; Matte. ; Negative No. Lorig ; Instructions 1 ea C N ; 5 ea 5 x 7 ; PRINTS MADE 1 cn 5 ox ; PRICE Dev. 5.00 Print 11.25 Total $16.25 ; COLORADO CAMERA CO, INC. Custom Color And B&W Finishers 2480 Kipling St. Lakewood, Colo. 80215 233-4788 ; CALL
Misc Info: Envelope is for ordering photo enlargements, reprints, development and such.
Subject:	Hancock family prints Trailer house Colorado Camera Co, Inc. Negatives Prints	Related to:	P495 P276 (2 copies)
Other:	Envelope had 2 copies of same photo P276. Original photo is P495.

CallNo: M/F13
Descriptive Title: Hancock wedding day mat/frame		Type: Matting - Frame
Date of Origin: 1956		Provenance:
Size: 7 3/8 x 9 3/8"		Condition: good
Text: [front] C [C is circled] ; Our 61st Wedding Day May first 1956 Charles E and Lottie Grace Hancock 10419 Mills Ave Whittier Calif [back] Do Not Mark Photo! [Has three address stamps, one is the Liberal address but is unreadable. It is stamped over with the Denver address.] HARRY E. CHRISMAN 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215
Misc Info: This is the mat/frame photo P512 was in. M/F has tape and tape tear mark on back. Note that was taped on is with P512.
Subject:	Hancock wedding day Charles E. Hancock Lottie Grace Hancock May 1, 1956 1956 61st wedding day	Related to:	P512
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CallNo: M/F14
Descriptive Title: Hancock Parents mat/frame		Type: Matting - Frame
Date of Origin:		Provenance:
Size: 6 7/8 x 9"		Condition: very good
Text: [back] Stephen Monroe Hancock ; Magdalena [insert mark] Hirrlinger Hancock ; Stevens County Pioneers 1885 ; Stephen Monroe Hancock ; Magdalena [insert mark] Hirrlinger Hancock ; Stevens County Pioneers 1885 ; Parents of Charles (Ed) Hancock Contractor Builder ; [There are two stamps of the Liberal address, but they are stamped over with the Denver address. The Denver address is stamped three times] HARRY E. CHRISMAN 10245 W. 14th Ave Denver, Colo. 80215
Misc Info: Mat/frame has fallen apart. The glue holding front and back together has come unstuck. There is a stain on front of the back piece. M/F has a tape tear mark on top back.
Subject:	Stephen Monroe Hancock Magdalena Hirrlinger Hancock Stevens County pioneers 1885 Charles E. Hancock, Sr. Parents of Charles E. Hancock	Related to:	P513
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CallNo: N194-F2b3
Descriptive Title: Enclosed building on wheels with flowers and people on it		Type: Negative
Date of Origin:		Provenance:
Size: 3 1/2 x 2 7/16		Condition: very good
Text:
Misc Info: A building or small, enclosed house is on top of wheels like a wagon. The building has a roof, door and windows. The bottom part of the building is made of brick. There are several people in the building: a man with a child sitting on his lap and a woman behind in the door, two people in the first window, a person in the second and third windows, and a man in a suit standing beside the wagon. There are flowers and vines around the doorway and windows on the wagon. There are names written at the bottom of the negative, but it's cut off and can't be read.
Subject:	building wagon wheels flowers vines people men women children Hancock	Related to:	P523 P495 P276 P543
Other:	There is a sign to the right in the negative that says "Own Your" and the initials CE. Not sure if this is hand-written or part of the original photo.

CallNo: N94-F2a1
Descriptive Title: Group of Liberal men at Griffith and Baughman Headquarters		Type: Negative
Date of Origin: ca. 1920-1923		Provenance:
Size: 2 7/16 x 2 7/16		Condition: very good
Text: [sign above men] INSURANCE (downward pointing arrow); [other sign above men] ?? Headquarters; Sales . Exchanges . rentals . Insurance; The "Easy Terms" People; Griggith & Baughman. [front of original photo] Griffith & Baughman 209 N. Kansas, Liberal, Kansas "The Easy Terms People" [back of original photo] John W. Baughman extreme right, standing back of man with cane. [note on back of original photo] Charles Hancock identified these Liberal men as some he had worked with during his Liberal years. Identified by Numbers are: 1. Bill Lampe; 2. Lee Larrabee; 3. Bruce Creel; 4. Al Blake; 5. Verne Griffith; 6. Earl Cooper; 7. Jason Hubbard; 8. Bill Antrim; 9. Ralph Colvin; 10. Joe Fuest; 11. Charles Taylor; 12. Mr. Romer; 13. John George; 14. Either H. Scandrett or C.D. Gasaway; 15. Bob Evans; 16. J.W. Bauersfield; 17. Brice Keating; 18. John Baughman; 21. Dr. George Smith. About 1920-1923. [on side of negative] Kodak Safety Film
Misc Info: Group of business-looking men sitting in front of store front; signs hanging overhead. Most of the men are wearing suites, coats and hats.
Subject:	Liberal men Griffith & Baughman Headquarters in Liberal insurance; John Baughman; Dr. George Smith Charles Hancock; Jason Hubbard; Bill Antrim Bill Lampe; Ralph Colvin; Joe Fuest Lee Larrabee; Charles Taylor; Mr. Romer Bruce Creel; John George; H. Scandrett Al Blake; C.D. Gasaway; Bob Evans Verne Griffith; J.W. Bauersfield; Brice Keating Earl Cooper; John Riney; Ray Millman	Related to:	P420-F2a1 E28 N93
Other:	Two negatives from the same photo. Both numbered N94. Copy 2 is 2 7/16 by 2 1/2.

CallNo: P126-D1a3		larger image
Descriptive Title: Two cowboys branding a cow		Type: Print
Date of Origin:		Provenance:Mrs. Frank Stefan, Liberal, KS
Size: 4 x 5 3/4		Condition: good
Text: [back] Reduce to 4 1/2" x 3"; 3 col ; Harry E. Chrisman 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 [stamp appears 2 times]Harry E. Chrisman Liberal address stamp appears once but is hard to read. [note 1] Copy J Con Jackson, Famous bronc rider, and Lee Larrabee, old friend of Charles Hancock, [insert symbol] standing branding on the Cimarron River, 1895. Hancock, as a boy, rode on the roundup with these men [Hancock, as a boy, rode on the roundup with these men is crossed out] Photo courtesy Mrs. Frank Stefan, Liberal, Kansas [note 2] Job # 302760H Ref# 10 .12/1.57 Page# 144-EB HT (circled) Shoot at 81%
Misc Info: Picture of 2 men, 2 horses, 1 cow, 1 man bending over, 2nd man branding cow.
Subject:	Branding cowboys cows horses Con Jackson Lee Larrabee Charles Hancock Cimarron River 1895 open range	Related to:	C1-A3hd
Other:	Photo has tape on top back.

CallNo: P173-F1b		larger image
Descriptive Title: Sam Wood		Type: Print
Date of Origin: Sept 1965		Provenance:
Size: 3 9/16 x 5 1/16		Condition: very good
Text: [front] Sam Wood; Sept. 1965 [back] C-2 [C-2 is circled] 2 1/2 x 3 3/4; [note taped on back] Col. Samuel N. Wood Kans. State Historical Society [note] Copy C-2 Col. Samuel Newitt Wood, one of the main Stevens County personalities in the county seat war of the 1880s. Wood was a close friend of Charles Edward Hancock's father and handled his legal work for him. Photo courtesy Jack Best, North Platte, Nebraska. [Photo courtesy Jack Best, North Platte, Nebraska. is underlined] Harry E. Chrisman 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215.
Misc Info: Picture is of bust of Sam Wood.
Subject:	Sam Wood Col. Samuel Newitt Wood Stevens County County seat war 1880s Charles Edward Hancock Jack Best North Platte, Nebraska	Related to:
Other:	Photo has tape on top back. Photo has yellowed tape around a note on back.

CallNo: P178-5a		larger image
Descriptive Title: Merchant Ranch		Type: Print
Date of Origin:		Provenance:
Size: 5 1/16 x 7		Condition: very good
Text: [back] 4 x 4 1/2 Harry E. Chrisman 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 [note] A No Man's Land Ranch in 1887 The Merchant Ranch, 22 miles south of Liberal, Kansas. Mrs. Henry Merchant is in the buggy, her husband sits his horse beside the rig. Henry Merchant later operated a livery stable in Liberal in a building that was constructed by Charles Hancock. Photo from author's collection. [Photo from author's collection. is underlined]
Misc Info: Picture is of a ranch. Has a building with cows and horses in front of it. There is a buggy with a woman in it and 2 men on horseback. Looks like picture was torn or cut on bottom right corner. Then it looks like the original picture was placed on some kind of wood to take this picture.
Subject:	Merchant Ranch Liberal, Kansas Mrs. Henry Merchant Henry Merchant No Man's Land Ranch 1887 livery stable Charles Hancock	Related to:
Other:	Photo has tape on top back.

CallNo: P18-F2f1		larger image
Descriptive Title: D.C. Mastin Ranch Outfit on Roundup		Type: Print
Date of Origin:		Provenance:Kansas State Historical Society
Size: 7 5/16 x 9 11/16		Condition: very good
Text: [back] Reduce to 4 1/2 x 3" [brand symbol drawn] Please credit the Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka; Return to Harry E. Chrisman 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215; Hands and chuck wagon on D.C. Mastin ranch, Cimarron 1885 [note 1] Job # 302760H (underlined) Ref # 9 .17/1.55 (underlined) Page # 144-E (underlined) A (dotted line) HT (circled) LINE D.O.H.T. O.L.HT DUO RESCR Shoot at 51% (underlined) [note 2] Copy I (circled) D.C. Mastin Ranch Outfit on Roundup (underlined) Operating in No Man's Land in 1885, these are the type of men young Charles E. Hancock rode among in his youth. Mastin branded 7L(brand symbol). Photo courtesy Kansas State Historical Society. Brand: __ 7L
Misc Info: Picture is of a group of men on horseback. Looks like they are in a camp with rocks in the background. There is a chuckwagon with the cook standing beside it. There is also a tent in the foreground and brush and a tree in the background.
Subject:	Roundup outfit No Man's Land Charles Hancock Brand 1885	Related to:
Other:	Photo has tape tear marks on top back

CallNo: P276-F2a4		larger image
Descriptive Title: Hancock family in trailer		Type: Print
Date of Origin:		Provenance:
Size: 5 x 7		Condition: excellent
Text: [front] Charles Ed Hancock, Boy Charles Hancock, Mildred Hancock (Schmidt) daughter, Pauline Hancock (Franklin), Clarence E.(Bud)Hancock, Mrs. Lottie Grace Hancock, Merna Hanock (Morris), and the elderly man who bought the house ; Charles E. Hancock, Sr., Son Charles E., Mildred, Pauline, Clarence E.(Bud), Lottie Grace, Merna. Elderly man bought the house. ; This House insured by Griffith & Baughman ; [sign] OWN YOU[R] ; LET HANCOCK BUILD ; EASY TERMS [SUNNYSIDE ADDITION] PHONE [?]
Misc Info: Photo is of a family sitting in a trailer house. There are flowers and leaves decorating it. There is a sign on the front. There are wheels on the bottom of it. There are houses in the background. There is an elderly man standing on the right. There is a sign to the right of man. Sign is hard to read.
Subject:	Charles Ed Hancock, Sr. .Charles E. Hancock, Jr. Mildred Hancock Pauline Hancock Clarence E. Hancock Lottie Grace Hancock Merna Hancock Trailer Houses	Related to:	P495 E31 N194 P523 P543
Other:	There are two copies of this photo. The original is P495

CallNo: P472-F1b		larger image
Descriptive Title: Charles Edward Hancock in his little covered wagon given to Liberal, Kansas		Type: Print
Date of Origin: December 1960		Provenance:
Size: 3 9/16 x 3 1/2		Condition: excellent
Text: [front] DEC 60 [back of photo] Nov 1960 ; CRH ; Charles Edward Hancock in his little covered wagon given to Liberal, Kans. Coronado Museum [Coronado Museum is underlined]
Misc Info: Photo is in color. Photo is of a miniature covered wagon with two wooden horse. There is a man sitting in the drivers seat. The wagon and horses are on a trailer.
Subject:	Charles Edward Hancock wooden horse covered wagon Coronado Museum Trailer	Related to:	P505 P514
Other:

CallNo: P473-A3g		larger image
Descriptive Title: U. S. Land Office in Garden City, Kansas		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1885		Provenance:
Size: 5		Condition: very good
Text: [front] [sign on building] OFFICE OF C J JONES ; ATTEND TO ALL BUSINESS BEFORE ; US LANDOFFICE BARGAINS IN LAND ; JONES & LAUCK ; RESTAURANT BAKERY [back] Reduce to 4 1/2" wide - 3" deep ; Garden City land office 1885 ; PLEASE CREDIT The Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka ; Return To HARRY E. CHRISMAN 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 [note] Copy G [Copy G is underlined] ; U.S. Land Office, Garden City, Kansas, in the 1880's [in the 1880's is crossed out] in 1885. It was not uncommon for settlers to file on as much [much is crossed out] many as 50,000 acres of land daily here. It was at this office that young Charles Hancock watched his father sign his Homestead papers. Photo courtesy Kansas Historical Society. [Photo courtesy Kansas Historical Society. is underlined] [job form note] Job # 302760H Ref # 7 .15/1.61 Page # 144 - D A HT [HT is circled] Shoot at 73%
Misc Info: Photo is of many men standing on sidewalk in front of land office. They are filling the sidewalk in front of the buildings next to land office. There are some men hanging out the windows above the buildings.
Subject:	U. S. Land Office men Garden City, Kansas Charles Hancock Kansas Historical Society Homestead papers	Related to:
Other:	Photo has tape on top and bottom back. Notes have tape on them also.

CallNo: P474-F2b5		larger image
Descriptive Title: Hancock Family		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1800s		Provenance:
Size: 3 5/8 x 6 3/4		Condition: poor
Text: [back] CRH ; Pauline ; Lottie Grace ; C.E. ; Bud ; Button + Gilpin [horses] ; Early days in Liberal, Kansas CE Hancock and My Beautiful Darling wife and two Children nearly 60 years ago make megative + 16x20 Picture and now I am 88 years old and alone at home 10419 Mills Ave Whittier Calif ; Don't Mark Photo! [note] Life was austere in Liberal, Kansas [1911 is crossed out] after the Hancock's moved from their farm to town. Pauline and baby Bud are shown with the parents. Button and Gilpin munch [hay is crossed out] fodder from the wagon. Water was hauled in a barrel on sled, shown in foreground of photo. But soon Charles began to make money in the construction busi-ness and fortune smiled on the little family. Photo Courtesy Clarence R. (Bud) Hancock. [Photo Courtesy Clarence R. (Bud) Hancock. is underlined]
Misc Info: Photo is of a family standing on their doorstep. The door to the house is open. There is a broom leaning against house. There is a metal tub tipped over. There is a barrel in the front yard. There are two horses eating hay from a wagon. There is another wagon in front of the horses with a barrel in it. There are buildings in the background.
Subject:	Hancock family family homestead horse barrel house prairie Wagon Fodder Liberal, Kansas	Related to:
Other:	Photo is on thick cardboard. There are stains on front and back. There is a tape tear mark on back top.

CallNo: P477-F2b5		larger image
Descriptive Title: Little House on Wheels		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1915		Provenance:
Size: 2 5/16 x 3 7/8		Condition: fair
Text: [front] [Photo has a red line and red x on left side] [back] CRH ; C.E. Hancock ; Return To HARRY E. CHRISMAN 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 ; Enlarge to 4 1/4 x 2 3/4" ; 56 + Loma Vista [typed note] Above photo shows the manner in which the Little House on Wheels was towed behind the Apperson 8 "Jackrabbit," a car with great power for the time (1915-16). The Hancock family are [are is crossed out] is seated in the car. The Little house sat on the chassis of an older Chevrolet. ; Enlarge photo ro 4 1/4 x 2 3/4" ; B-3 [B-3 is circled] ; Copy [?] [Copy [?] is underlined, [?] is crossed out] [yellow note] Signature 3 page 2 - ; 2 Photos - (See Signature pages) ; B-3 [B-3 is circled] ; 1. [1. is circled] Little House pulled by Car ; C-3 [C-3 is circled] ; 2 [2 is circled] Group (Hancock's) leaving for Calif. ; (Captions on [?] back of pix.) [[?] is crossed out] ; x [job form 29] Job # 302760H Ref # 29 .14/1.03 Page # 144-R A HT [HT is circled] Shoot at 132 % B [job form 30] Job # 302760H Ref # 30 .21/1.37 Page # 144-R Shoot at 176 155 [176 and 155 are crossed out] 162 %
Misc Info: Photo is of the Hancock family in an automobile pulling the little house trailer behind them.
Subject:	Little House of Wheels Automobile family Hancock Apperson 8 Jackrabbit	Related to:	P478-
Other:	Photo has tape marks on front top and bottom, back top. Photo is torn in both top corners. Photo is stained on front and back. All notes have tape on them.

CallNo: P478-F2b5		larger image
Descriptive Title: C. E. Hancock Caravan		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1922		Provenance:
Size: 1 3/4 x 3 1/8		Condition: poor
Text: [back] CRH ; Enlarge to 4 1/4 x 2 1/2" ; C.E. Hancock Caravan Nov 1919 [1919 is lined out] 1922 leaving Liberal Kansas Nov. 7th for California we arrived in [mususkee?] camp ground Nov 24 - 1919 [1919 is lined out] 1922 in Long Beach ; (according to Pauline) ; 8 [typed note] Copy [copy is underlined] [?] C-3 [[?] is crossed out] [C-3 is circled] ; The C. E. Hancock Caravan as it departed from Liberal, Kansas in November 1922 for Long Beach, California. Charles and Lottie Grace stand beside the Apperson 8. At rear are other family members. This marked the end of their Kansas years. ; [line under paragraph] ; Enlarge photo to 4 1/4 x 2 1/2" [note] Please note on back, date says Nov. 1919, and Pauline says it should be Nov. 1922. Ok [ok circled]
Misc Info: Photo is of a caravan of automobiles and one trailer with the Little House on Wheels on it. There are people standing around the automobiles. There is a building on the left.
Subject:	Hancock Family Apperson 8 Liberal, Kansas Long Beach, California	Related to:	P477-
Other:

CallNo: P482-B13		larger image
Descriptive Title: Travel Trailer		Type: Print
Date of Origin:		Provenance:
Size: 3 5/16 x 4 7/8		Condition: good
Text: [back] One of his folding trailers about 35'. CRH C203
Misc Info: Photo is of an automobile with a trailer in the back. There is a house behind it. There are trees and bushes. There is a smaller trailer behind the big trailer.
Subject:	automobile and trailer house car travel trailer trees Hancock trailer	Related to:	P483-B13
Other:	One of Hancock's trailers.

CallNo: P483-B13		larger image
Descriptive Title: Travel Trailer		Type: Print
Date of Origin:		Provenance:
Size: 3 3/8 x 4 15/16		Condition: good
Text: [back] CRH ; This is trailer Mr + Mrs Hancock took on Canadian trip ; 00[?]0 ; Return to HARRY E. CHRISMAN 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 [note] A 14-foot [insert symbol] with Concertina Sides Mobile Home built in the 1930's and used for a Canadian trip by Charles E. and Lottie Grace Hancock. Photo courtesy of the Hancock family. [Photo courtesy of the Hancock family is underlined]
Misc Info: Photo is of a travel trailer with side pulled out. There is the back of an automobile in front of trailer. There are trees on the left and behind it.
Subject:	Travel trailer house automobile Canada trees Hancock Charles E. Hancock Lottie Grace Hancock Concertina mobile home	Related to:	P482-B13
Other:	Photo has paperclip mark on left top front. Photo has a staple mark on left side. Photo has tape and tape tear mark on top back. Photo is yellowed on back.

CallNo: P484-B1a4		larger image
Descriptive Title: House with automobile and trailer in driveway		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1915-1935		Provenance:
Size: 4		Condition: excellent
Text: [no text on photo]
Misc Info: Photo is of an automobile and trailer parked in a driveway in front of a house. House has Spanish tile on roof. There is a tree and bushes against house.
Subject:	Automobile house trailer Hancock trailer?	Related to:	P485-
Other:	same photo as P485-

CallNo: P485-B1a4		larger image
Descriptive Title: House with automobile and trailer in driveway		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1915-1935		Provenance:
Size: 4		Condition: excellent
Text: [no text on photo]
Misc Info: Photo is of an automobile with a trailer parked in a driveway. The house has Spanish tile on roof. There is a tree and bushes against the house.
Subject:	automobile house trailer Hancock trailer?	Related to:	P484-
Other:	Copy of P484

CallNo: P486-B1a4		larger image
Descriptive Title: Mr. Hancock and man in automobile pulling trailer		Type: Print
Date of Origin:		Provenance:
Size: 4		Condition: excellent
Text: [no text on photo]
Misc Info: Photo is of an automobile and trailer. There are two men in the auto. They are in the street. Behind them is a building with ornate stairs and a sign that says [?] HOFBRAU. There are trees on the side of building.
Subject:	Mr. Hancock men automobile trailer parade? Little Trailer Lonesome Trailer movie	Related to:	P487-B1a4 P488-B1a4 P489-B1a4 P501 P532
Other:	same photo as P487-, P488-, and P489-

CallNo: P487-B1a4		larger image
Descriptive Title: Mr. Hancock and man in automobile pulling trailer		Type: Print
Date of Origin:		Provenance:
Size: 4		Condition: excellent
Text: [no text on photo]
Misc Info: Photo is of an automobile and trailer. There are two men in the auto. They are in the street. Behind them is a building with ornate stairs and a sign that says [ADOLPHS] HOFBRAU. There are trees on the side of building.
Subject:	Mr. Hancock men automobile trailer parade? Little Trailer. Lonesome trailer movie.	Related to:	P486-B1a4 P488-B1a4 P489-B1a4 P501 P532
Other:	same photo as P486-, P488-, and P489-

CallNo: P488-B1a4		larger image
Descriptive Title: Mr. Hancock and man in automobile pulling trailer		Type: Print
Date of Origin:		Provenance:
Size: 4		Condition: excellent
Text: [no text on photo]
Misc Info: Photo is of an automobile and trailer. There are two men in the auto. They are in the street. Behind them is a building with ornate stairs and a sign that says [ADOLPHS] HOFBRAU. There are trees on the side of building.
Subject:	Mr. Hancock men automobile trailer parade? Little Trailer Lonesome trailer movie	Related to:	P486-B1a4 P487-B1a4 P489-B1a4 P501 P532
Other:	same photo as P486-, P487-, and P489-

CallNo: P489-B1a4		larger image
Descriptive Title: Mr. Hancock and man in automobile pulling trailer		Type: Print
Date of Origin:		Provenance:
Size: 4		Condition: excellent
Text: [no text on photo]
Misc Info: Photo is of an automobile and trailer. There are two men in the auto. They are in the street. Behind them is a building with ornate stairs and a sign that says [ADOLPHS] HOFBRAU. There are trees on the side of building.
Subject:	Mr. Hancock men automobile trailer parade? Little Trailer Lonesome trailer movie	Related to:	P486-B1a4 P487-B1a4 P488-B1a4 P501 P532
Other:	same photo as P486-, P487-, and P488-

CallNo: P490-E1b		larger image
Descriptive Title: Wagon Progress		Type: Print
Date of Origin: Prior to 1948		Provenance:
Size: 5 1/16 x 7		Condition: excellent
Text: [front] [on wagon] 18th CENTURY WAGON PROGRESS MADE BY C E HANCOCK 45 ; [on buildings] ALLEY GRILL ; Rexall DRUGS PRESCRIPTIONS [back of photo] Made by C. E. Hancock. Aztec, N. Mexico.
Misc Info: Photo is of Hancock's wood wagon and horse team. It is on a trailer. There is a boy and possibly a girl in the seat of wagon. There are people lining the street on both sides. Looks like the corner of Kansas Ave and 2nd Street in Liberal, Kansas.
Subject:	Wagon parade C. E. Hancock Liberal, Ks.?	Related to:
Other:

CallNo: P493-A2a11		larger image
Descriptive Title: Spanish House		Type:
Date of Origin: 1920-1930		Provenance:
Size: 2.5		Condition: good
Text: [back] CRH ; In the 20's ; C E. built many of this type in California. The family lived in one of them. ; 7 [note] Charles E. Hancock constructed scores of this Spanish type home in California from 1922 to 1930, and the Hancock family lived in such a home. Photo courtesy of Clarence R. (Bud) Hancock, Aztec, New Mexico. [Photo courtesy of Clarence R. (Bud) Hancock, Aztec, New Mexico. is underlined]
Misc Info: Photo is of a Spanish style house. There are Spanish tiles on roof. There is an electrical or phone pole on right side.
Subject:	house Spanish tile Roof tile Hancock	Related to:
Other:	Photo is torn and taped back together on the left side. Photo has tape on back right side. Photo has tape tear mark on top back.

CallNo: P495-F2a4		larger image
Descriptive Title: Charles Hancock and Family in a trailer house		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1917		Provenance:
Size: 7 3/8 x 10		Condition: poor
Text: [front of photo] Charles Ed Hancock, Boy Charles Hancock, Mildred Hancock (Schmidt) daughter, Pauline Hancock (Franklin), Clarence E.(Bud)Hancock, Mrs. Lottie Grace Hancock, Merna Hanock (Morris), and the elderly man who bought the house ; [there is a line and x's across the top front of photo] [in photo] This House insured by Griffith & Baughman ; [sign] OWN YOU[R] ; LET HANCOCK BUILD ; EASY TERMS [SUNNYSIDE ADDITION] PHONE [?] [front of cardboard the photo is mounted on] Reduce to 9 x 5 1/2" ; This is how this "trailer house" was pulled ; [has an arrow pointing down] ; Charles E. Hancock, Sr., Son Charles E., Mildred, Pauline, Clarence E.(Bud), Lottie Grace, Merna. Elderly man bought the house. [back of cardboard mount] Charles Edward Hancock and family March-October 1917 ; Sign on front door reads : "This House Insured By Griffith + Baughman ; Sign on top of house reads: "Hancock The Home Builder" ; Negative [with arrow pointing down to left] ; Return Photo to HARRY E. CHRISMAN 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 ; 1988 1914 ---- 74
Misc Info: Photo is of a family sitting in a trailer house. There are flowers and leaves decorating it. There is a sign on the front. There are wheels on the bottom of it. There are houses in the background. There is an elderly man standing on the right. There is a sign to the right of man. Sign is hard to read.
Subject:	Charles E. Hancock , Sr. family trailer house house Mildred Hancock Pauline Hancock Clarence E. Hancock Lottie Grace Hancock Merna Hancock Charles E. Hancock, Jr.	Related to:	P276 (2 copies) P523-F2a4 N194-F2a4. E31 P543
Other:	Had envelope E31 and negative N194 taped to back. Envelope says Negs of Hancock + prints. There were two 5x7 prints of original photo in envelope.

CallNo: P496-F1b		larger image
Descriptive Title: C. E. Hancock in front of house		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1934		Provenance:
Size: 7 13/16 x 10		Condition: poor
Text: [front] D [D is circled] [back] Photo D
Misc Info: Photo is of a man standing beside an automobile with a trailer behind it. The auto and trailer is parked in a driveway of a Spanish style house with Spanish roof tiles. There are bushes and a tree around house. Auto has 1934 California plates 4G 23
Subject:	C. E. Hancock car trailer house	Related to:	P497- P484- P485- P486- P487- P488- P489- P493-
Other:	Photo is torn and taped. There are creases in front and right bottom corner is torn. Edges are worn. Back of photo has tape and stains. There is a paper clip mark on front and back top.

CallNo: P497-A2a11		larger image
Descriptive Title: C. E. Hancock's house with a car and trailer		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1934		Provenance:
Size: 7 13/16 x 10		Condition: poor
Text: [back] CRH ; One of the 1933-34 [insert mark] Little Trailer at C.E. Hancock Home in ; 1934 License Plate [1934 License Plate is circled] ; 2 prints 4x5 ; This is the lovely big old California style house dad built in Bell Gardens. The book has the approx date.
Misc Info: Photo is of an automobile and trailer parked in a driveway of a Spanish style house. House has Spanish tiles on roof. There is a tree and bushes around house.
Subject:	Hancock house automobile trailer house Bell Gardens, California	Related to:	P496- P484- P485- P486- P487- P488- P489- P493-
Other:	Photo is torn, wrinkled and stained in front. Photo has tape and a tape tear mark on back. Back is stained and torn.

CallNo: P498-F2f4		larger image
Descriptive Title: Lonesome Trailer movie photo		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1935		Provenance:
Size: 8 x 10 1/8		Condition: poor
Text: [front] Hancock Cruiser Haul Trailer Bell Coley. ; [photo has a red line and x's across the top] ; Prices $450.00 [wk.] [back] Chris (El Brendel and Edna Bennett) in Lonesome Trailor LT9 [Chris (El Brendel and Edna Bennett) in Lonesome Trailor LT9 is typed on a strip of brown paper. Brown paper is torn in middle (del and Edna Be) is hand written in] ; Chris (El Brendel) and Edna Bennett in Warner Brothers "The Lonesome Trailer" 1935 ; HARRY E. CHRISMAN 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 ; [k] [k is circled] ; 2 prints 4x5
Misc Info: Photo is of a man getting into an automobile. He is looking behind him at a woman who is glaring at him. She is wearing a robe and curlers in her hair. The automobile has a trailer behind it. Plate on car is 1935 California 1H DLR 743.
Subject:	Lonesome Trailer Movie Hancock Cruiser El Brendel Edna Bennett actors movie Warner Brothers	Related to:	P479 P481 P491 P492 P494 P502 P503 P507 P508, P518, P531
Other:	Photo is wrinkled and torn. Back of photo has tape and tape tear marks. Back of photo is stained. Back of photo has a strip of brown paper glued to it. The brown paper is missing in the middle. There are words typed on it.

CallNo: P499-A4		larger image
Descriptive Title: Charles Hancock glassblower		Type: Print
Date of Origin:		Provenance:
Size: 8 3/16 x 10		Condition: excellent
Text: [back] 1 [1 is circled] ; Reduce to 4 1/4" x 5" ; Return Photo to HARRY E. CHRISMAN 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 ; PITTSBURGH PLATE GLASS CO. PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPT PITTSBURGH 22. PA NEGATIVE NUMBER 4237-3 [4237-3 is underlined] ; [photo has a diagonal line down center and a box drawn in right bottom corner] [note] Charles E. Hancock, as a young glassblower, saw the beginning of the Cylinder Process, himself blowing cylinders with the machine as great as [24 written and crossed out] 40 feet in length. These cylinders were cooled, the ends cut off and the cylinder slit down the side, re-heated and then flattened [insert mark] for window glass. With Thomas A. Edison, he agreed there was no reason why the glass could not be drawn flat from the molten pot. [flat from the molten pot. is underlined] The above photo shows the Cylinder Process at [? typed and crossed out, is illegible] its highest development. The [insert mark] 40-foot cylinders were drawn from the melting tank. The "cradles" in the foreground would rise to receive the cylinders, they would then be lowered and [insert mark] the cylinders processed into window glass. Photo courtesy the Pittsburg Plate Glass Company, Public Relations Dept. Pittsburg, 22, PA. [Photo courtesy the Pittsburg Plate Glass Company, Public Relations Dept. Pittsburg, 22, PA. is underlined] ; Copy K-2 [Copy K-2 is circled] [job form] Job #302760H ; Ref # 25 ; .18/1.63 ; Page # 144-N ; HT [HT is circled] ; Shoot at 61%
Misc Info: Photo is of a factory. There are huge, long, upright cylinders and metal beams. There are windows in top sides. There is a little building with stairs leading up to it. There is a man in little building. There are huge "cradles" on floor that line up with huge cylinders standing upright. There are 2 men working next to "cradles".
Subject:	Glass Blowing cylinder process Charles Hancock Glass blowing industry. Factory Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company Plate glass	Related to:	P500-
Other:	Photo is wrinkled. Back of photo has tape and tape tear marks on top. Note and job form have tape on them.

CallNo: P500-A4		larger image
Descriptive Title: Glass blowing		Type: Print
Date of Origin:		Provenance:
Size: 8 1/8 x 10		Condition: very good
Text: [front] A ; B ; C ; D ; E ; F [all letters are circled and boxed in white] [back] Reduce to 4 1/4 x 5" ; Return Photo To HARRY E. CHRISMAN 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 ; PITTSBURGH PLATE GLASS CO. PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPT. PITTSBURGH 22. PA. NEGATIVE NUMBER 4237-22 [4237-22 is underlined] [note] Copy L-2 [Copy L-2 is underlined] ; The [insert mark] secret experiments conducted at Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, before the turn of the century by American Window Glass Company in which C. E. Hancock participated, convinced many that sheet glass could be drawn flat from the melting tank. By 1918, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company engineers had explored this process thoroughly and had built the machine to draw the glass vertically [vertically is underlined] from the melting tank rather than to draw it horizontally. Like thick, viscous, molasses the molten glass clings to the "bait," flat steel bars the width of the sheet to be drawn, at the bottom of the machine. [insert mark] This cutaway photo view shows the molten sheet [insert mark] as it is fed from the bait into a series of rollers that move the solid sheet upwards. This is the Pennvernon Process. (a) conveyor belt moves (b) molten glass to [? is crossed out] (c) where it takes the "bait" and (d) the rollers gently raise the cooling sheet to (e) observation floor and on to (f) the cut-off floor where it is cut into sheets (g) [(g) is crossed out] and automatically placed on conveyor line. Photo coutesty Pittsburg Plate Glass Co. [Photo coutesty Pittsburg Plate Glass Co. is underlined]
Misc Info: Photo is of a cutaway section of a machine. There are two men working. There are letters circled with a white box around them. This aids in reading the note and telling which each process is in the picture.
Subject:	glass blowing Charles Hancock Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania American Window Glass Company Pittsburg Plate Glass Company Plate glass Pennvernon Process	Related to:	P499-
Other:	Photo has tape and tape tear marks on top back. Photo is wrinkled on sides. Note has tape on top.

CallNo: P501-B1a4		larger image
Descriptive Title: Mr. Hancock and man in automobile pulling trailer		Type: Print
Date of Origin:		Provenance:
Size: 8 x 10 1/16		Condition: good
Text: [front] A [A is circled] ; 7" [with red lines across the bottom] ; [ADOLPHS] HOFBRAU [back] A [A is circled and crossed out] ; 15 [15 is x'ed out] - C ; Golden West Nov. 1965 [Golden West Nov. 1965 is crossed out] ; Make 5 Prints 4 x 5 ; 74 ; 27-8 ; Return Photo to HARRY E. CHRISMAN 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 ; [back has lines drawn on]
Misc Info: Photo is of 2 men in small automobile. The auto has a little trailer behind it. They are in the street in front of an ornate building with stairs leading up to the door. There are trees in the right background.
Subject:	Mr. Hancock men automobile trailer parade? Little Trailer. Lonesome trailer movie	Related to:	P487-B1a4 P488-B1a4 P489-B1a4 P532
Other:	Photo has tape and tape tear mark on top back. Photo is stained on back.

CallNo: P502-F2f4		larger image
Descriptive Title: Lonesome Trailer movie		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1935		Provenance:
Size: 8		Condition: very good
Text: [front] LT. 16 - #20 [back] N [N is circled] ; Cowden Adams, Edna Bennett, El Brendel in Lonesome Trailer - L.T-16 ; Return Photo to HARRY E. CHRISMAN 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 [note] This view of the "Little Trailer" shows the expandable (concertina) sides and elevating roof of Hancock's 1933-1935 trailers. Cowden Adams is the "doorman;" Edna Bennett and El Brendel, Warner Brothers stars, being charged with over-parking. Hancock's expanded sides anticipated by 25 years the designs of today's finest Mobile Homes. Photo courtesy Warner Brothers Studios. [Photo courtesy Warner Brothers Studios is underlined]
Misc Info: Photo is of a police officer pointing at a man in a sheet. The man is slightly bent over holding the trailer hitch in his hand. There is a dog sitting next to him. There is a woman standing on the other side of man. There are 2 children standing behind the police officer. There is an automobile behind the children parked in the street. There is an ornate huge building behind all of them. There are two shadows of people in foreground.
Subject:	Little Trailer Hancock trailer El Brendel Edna Bennett actors movie Warner Brothers Cowden Adams Tige dog	Related to:	P479 P481 P491 P492 P494 P498 P503 P507 P508, P518, P531
Other:	Photo has tape and tape tear marks on back. Photo is stained on back. Note has tape on top front.

CallNo: P503-F2f4		larger image
Descriptive Title: Lonesome Trailer movie		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1935		Provenance:
Size: 8		Condition: very good
Text: [front] LT. 15. #20 ; 19 CALIFORNIA 35 PT 61750 [license plate on trailer] ; 19 CALIFORNIA 35 3S 80 [license plate on automobile] ; [back] H [H is circled] ; Chris (El Brendel), Cop (Nick Copeland) in Lonesome Trailer LT15
Misc Info: Photo is of a police officer talking to a man. The man is hanging out the door of a trailer dressed in a sheet. There is an auto parked on the side of trailer. There are two autos behind the trailer. There is a building in the background with people standing in front of it. There is another building on the right.
Subject:	movie El Brendel Nick Copeland trailer Warner Brothers Hancock trailer	Related to:	P479 P481 P491 P492 P494 P498 P502 P507 P508, P518, P531
Other:	Photo has a brown strip of paper taped to back. There are some stain marks on back.

CallNo: P504-B1a4		larger image
Descriptive Title: 12 foot expandable trailer		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1930s		Provenance:
Size: 8 1/16 x 10		Condition: good
Text: [front] [Photo has a red square around trailer and auto. There are red x's on each side of square.] [back] PHOTO G ; Crop as indicated in red ; Reduce to 4 1/4 x 2 3/4" [Crop as indicated in red ; Reduce to 4 1/4 x 2 3/4" is underlined] ; Return Photo to HARRY E. CHRISMAN 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 [note] Copy H-3 [H-3 is underlined] ; This 12-foot experimental model trailer with accordion expand- able sides was built by C. E. Hancock in California in the 1930's. His home, in the back- ground, gives an idea of the type of home he was construct- ing at that time, the late 1920's and early 1930's. [job form] .26/1.56 ; Job #302760H ; Ref #36 ; Page #144-V ; A ; HT [HT is circled] ; Shoot at 75 [75 is crossed out] 71% ; *Shoot complete photo Twice
Misc Info: Photo is of an automobile and trailer parked on the side of a house. The house has a Spanish tile roof. There are trees around house and bushes. The trailer has its side expanded.
Subject:	Hancock trailer Charles Hancock House Trees Spanish tile roof	Related to:
Other:	Photo is wrinkled and torn. Back of photo has tape. Back of photo is stained.

CallNo: P505-F2a1		larger image
Descriptive Title: Charles Hancock and replica of covered wagon		Type: Print
Date of Origin:		Provenance:
Size: 8		Condition: good
Text: [front] Crop ; 6"x8" ; Reduce to 3 1/2 x 4 3/4 ; Crop ; [photo has red lines and x's on it] [back] FOTORITE [stamp] ; Return Photo To HARRY E. CHRISMAN 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 ; Photo By Joe Cannon The Southwest Daily Times Liberal, Kansas ; [Photo has several squares drawn on back with diagonal lines going through the squares.] [note] Copy N-1 [N-1 is circled] ; Charles E. Hancock, at age 89 [89 is crossed out] 87, created these replicas of the covered wagon his father drove to Stevens County, Kansas, together with the "carpentered" horses that pulled the wagon. The animals and wagon are five-eighths normal size. Left to right in the picture are Charles E. Hancock, Sr., Robert W. Baughman and Harry E. Chrisman. The replicas were presented to the Coronado Museum at Liberal, Kansas. Southwest Daily Times photo by Joe Cannon. [Southwest Daily Times photo by Joe Cannon is underlined] ; Crop on Red lines to make 6" x 8" [Crop on Red lines to make 6" x 8" is underlined] ; Reduce to 5" x 2 1/2" [2 1/2" is crossed out] 3 3/4" [job form] Job #302760H ; Ref # 14 ; .09/1.64 ; Page #144-H ; HT [HT is circled] ; Shoot at 64%
Misc Info: Photo is of three men looking at a wooden horse. There are two other wooden horses directly in front of a replica covered wagon. All three horses and wagon are on a trailer. Harry Chrisman is pointing at the third horse. The third horse has words carved into it's side [unable to read it]. There are buildings in the background. There are telephone or electrical poles in the background.
Subject:	Charles Hancock replica covered wagon Stevens County Kansas Harry Chrisman Robert Baughman Southwest Daily Times Joe Cannon photo	Related to:	P472 P514
Other:	Photo has tape and tape tear marks on the back. There is tape on the note and job form.

CallNo: P506-B1a3		larger image
Descriptive Title: Inside of Hancock Trailer		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1935		Provenance:
Size: 8 x 10 1/8		Condition: excellent
Text: [front] O [O is circled]
Misc Info: Photo is of inside of a trailer. There is a counter with a dresser under it. Dresser has 6 drawers. On the right is a bed. Above dresser is windows with curtains.
Subject:	Hancock Trailer Bed Dresser Curtains Windows	Related to:	P507- P508- P503- P502-
Other:	Photo is stained on back.

CallNo: P507-F2f4		larger image
Descriptive Title: Lonesome Trailer Movie		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1935		Provenance:
Size: 8 1/16 x 10 1/8		Condition: excellent
Text: [front] LT- 19- #20 [back] Chris (El Brendel) in Lonesome Trailor LT19 ; P [P is circled]
Misc Info: Photo is of a man leaning over a bassinet. His left arm is raised like he's looking at a watch. There is a bed behind him with a baby doll on it.
Subject:	Movie El Brendel Hancock Trailer actor Warner Brothers	Related to:	P479 P481 P491 P492 P494 P498 P502 P503 P508, P518, P531
Other:	Photo has a strip of brown paper with typing on it glued to the back.

CallNo: P508-F2f4		larger image
Descriptive Title: Lonesome Trailer Movie		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1935		Provenance:
Size: 8		Condition: excellent
Text: [front] LT- 17- #20 [back] I [I is circled] ; Chris (El Brendel) in Lonesome Trailer LT17 [note] El Brendel, popular comedian of the time, washed the dishes in a baby bassinett as he stars in "The Lonesome Trailer," about [about is crossed out] 1935, filmed by Warner Brothers in Hollywood. His companion, "Tige," apparently dislikes the process and is moving the bassinett from the trailer. The "fold away bed," designed by Hancock is shown in the background.
Misc Info: Photo is of a man washing dishes in a bassinett. There is a huge dog resting his head on side of bassinett. There is a bed behind them. There are broken plates and a jar on the floor. There are cabinets on the side.
Subject:	Lonesome Trailer movie Hancock trailer El Brendel dog Tige. movie. actors. Warner Brothers.	Related to:	P479 P481 P491 P492 P494 P498 P502 P503 P507, P518, P531
Other:	Photo has tape and tape tear marks on the back top. Photo has a brown strip of paper with typing on it. This brown paper is taped onto back of photo.

CallNo: P509-B1a3		larger image
Descriptive Title: Small Rig Trailer		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1933		Provenance:
Size: 8 1/16		Condition: fair
Text: [front] PT 64146 19 CALIFORNIA 35 [license plate] [back] Small Rig. L - 10 ft. W. 5 ft closed - Extended 9 ft. Ht - 48" - New 38" Body. 14" Body to Ground Kitchen Cabinets Ice Box. Sink [O]Water Stove Lights Curtains Spring Mate Single Rig 2 Bed - 30" x 6"ft 4" Double [rig] 1 [bed] 42" x 6 ft 4" Spring filled mattresses Closets + drawer space Weight - 1100 lbs - Small equipped [Weight] 1[2]00 [lbs] Large - Price $600.00 Masonite exterior - Wood + steel frame Painted any color ; L [L is circled] ; Return to HARRY E. CHRISMAN 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 [note] This Small Rig trailer, built by Hancock, sold at $600. It was 10' x 5' (closed) and extended to 9 foot. width. It had Kitchen cabinets, ice box, sink, stove, lights, spring mattresses on [?] double and [?] single beds. Weighed 1100 lbs, masonite exterior, wood and steel frame. Built in 1933. Photo courtesy Hancock Family. [Photo courtesy Hancock Family. is underlined]
Misc Info: Photo is of a man standing next to a trailer that is behind an automobile. He is standing with his hands in his back pockets. There are two huge ornate buildings in the background. There is a street lamp visable.
Subject:	trailer Hancock	Related to:
Other:	Photo is torn on top. Photo has tape and tape tears on back. Photo is stained on back. Note has tape on top front.

CallNo: P510-B1a3		larger image
Descriptive Title: Hancock trailer		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1930s		Provenance:
Size: 7 7/8 x 10 1/8		Condition: fair
Text: [back] J [J is circled] ; 1985 Jan 4 AM 11 32 FEDERAL HOMELOAN BANK BOARD
Misc Info: Photo is of the inside of a trailer. There are bed areas on each side with no matteresses. Looks like drawers underneath bed area. There is a cabinet storage area in the back. There are four windows above cabinet storage area.
Subject:	Inside trailer Hancock trailer	Related to:	P509-
Other:	Photo is wrinkled and torn on edges. Photo has two paper clip marks on left side.

CallNo: P511-B1a3		larger image
Descriptive Title: Hancock trailer		Type: Print
Date of Origin:		Provenance:
Size: 8 x 10 1/8		Condition: poor
Text: [front] C [C is circled] [back] Photo C
Misc Info: Photo is of a trailer parked in a driveway of a house. The trailer is expanded on both sides. The house has Spanish roof tiles. The house has a small fence that is on either side of trailer. The house has a tree and bushes around it.
Subject:	trailer Hancock	Related to:	P510
Other:	Photo is wrinkled. Photo has a corner torn off of the right bottom. Photo is stained in back.

CallNo: P512-F1ab		larger image
Descriptive Title: C. E. and Lottie Hancock		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1956		Provenance:
Size: 5 x 7 1/16		Condition: very good
Text: [note] Charles E. and Lottie Grace Hancock shown May 1, 1956, on their 61st wedding anniversary, in the patio of their home at Whittier California. Photo courtesy Charles E. Hancock Sr. [Photo courtesy Charles E. Hancock Sr. is underlined]
Misc Info: Photo is of a man standing next to a woman sitting in a chair. There is a tree behind them with flowers under the trees. There is a line of trees or tall hedges in the background.
Subject:	C. E. Hancock and Lottie Hancock family husband and wife Hancock	Related to:	M/F13
Other:	Photo was in M/F13. There is a yellow stain on the back left. There is a mottled stain covering most of the back. There is a line of blue stain on the back right.

CallNo: P513-F1ab		larger image
Descriptive Title: Stephen and Magdalena Hancock		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1885		Provenance:
Size: 5 x 7 3/16		Condition: good
Text: [front] [photo has red marks on all sides] [back] L18 ; Reduce to 3 1/4 x 3 1/2 Crop on Red marks ; Return Photo to HARRY E. CHRISMAN 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 [note] Copy D [D is underlined] Shown here are the parents of Charles E. Hancock, Stephen Monroe Hancock and his wife Magdalena [insert mark] Hirrlinger Hancock, Stevens County, Kansas, pioneers. of 1885. [of 1885. is crossed out] Photo courtesy of [of is crossed out] the late C. E. Hancock. [. made into a ,] Sr. [Photo courtesy of [of is crossed out] the late C. E. Hancock. [. made into a ,] Sr. is underlined] Hirrlinger [with an arrow to insert mark] [job form] Job #302760H Ref # 4 .22/1.38 Page #144B B HT [HT is circled] Shoot at 100%
Misc Info: Photo is of a man and woman. The man is sitting in a chair. The woman has her right hand on his shoulder. She is holding a purse. She has a long chain that is clasped above her breasts. It seperates into two strands and the ends are stuck in a pocket.
Subject:	Stephen Monroe Hancock Stevens County Pioneers Magdalena Hancock Parents of Charles E. Hancock Magdalena Hirrlinger Chair	Related to:	M/F14
Other:	Photo was mounted in M/F14. The glue has unstuck so photo slid right out. Photo has a yellow glue stain on bottom back. Photo has tape tear mark on back top. Note and Job form have tape on them.

CallNo: P514-M		larger image
Descriptive Title: Covered wagon replicas		Type: Print
Date of Origin:		Provenance:
Size: 3 9/16 x 5 1/16		Condition: excellent
Text: [back] at Whittier Home ; KODAK VELOX PAPER ; CRH
Misc Info: Photo is of several covered wagon replicas. There are several wooden horses in front of the wagons. There is a building behind and a building to the left. There are wires and poles and trees.
Subject:	covered wagon Hancock wooden horse Replicas Buildings Trees	Related to:	P472 P505
Other:

CallNo: P515-A5h		larger image
Descriptive Title: Barn built by C. E. Hancock		Type: Print
Date of Origin:		Provenance:
Size: 1 15/16 x 2 15/16		Condition: good
Text: [back] CRH ; this is a barn I helped Build in Emporia Kans ; 18 [?] [note] A barn [insert mark] Hancock helped build in Emporia, Kansas, the type of rough building construction young C. E. Hancock first attempted. Photo coutesy Clarence R. (Bud) Hancock. [Photo coutesy Clarence R. (Bud) Hancock. is underlined] ; Don't mark Photo!
Misc Info: Photo is of the top half of a barn. There is an American flag flying on the top of roof.
Subject:	barn C. E. Hancock Emporia, Kansas Clarence R. Hancock photo Charles E. Hancock	Related to:
Other:	Photo has tape mark on back top. Note has tape on top.

CallNo: P516-B1a3		larger image
Descriptive Title: Hancock Trailer		Type: Print
Date of Origin:		Provenance:
Size: 3 3/8 x 4 15/16		Condition: good
Text: [back] 00[?]0
Misc Info: Photo is of a trailer attached to an automobile. The trailer behind the automobile has a smaller trailer behind it. There is a sidewalk directly in front of auto. There are trees and bushes in photo. There are more houses going down the street.
Subject:	Trailer Hancock Automobile House Trees Poles Wires Sidewalk	Related to:
Other:	Photo is wrinkled. Bottom right corner is creased. Back of photo is brown like an age stain.

CallNo: P517-B1a3		larger image
Descriptive Title: Hancock folding trailer		Type: Print
Date of Origin: January 1944		Provenance:
Size: 3 1/8 x 4 1/4		Condition: good
Text: [back] CRH ; Jan 44 ; one of C E Hancock folding trailers parked at Bud's farm in New Mex. Jan '44.
Misc Info: Photo is of two men standing on the side of a trailer. Trailer is extended. There are tow step ladders by the trailer. There is snow on the ground, on roof of trailer, and on ladders. There is a building to the left. There are trees to the right and behind trailer.
Subject:	Hancock folding trailer C.E. Hancock Bud Hancock	Related to:
Other:

CallNo: P518-F2f4		larger image
Descriptive Title: Lonesome Trailer Movie		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1935		Provenance:
Size: 4		Condition: excellent
Text: [front] LT- 9 #30 [photo has a line and x's on top. [back] Copy L - 3 [L-3 is underlined] ; Make 4 1/4 x 2 3/4 ; Return to HARRY E. CHRISMAN 10245 W. 14th Ave Denver, Colo. 80215 [note] Copy L-3 [Copy L-3 is underlined] ; "The Little Trailer" was called The Hancock Cruiser. It wasxthe one used in the film by Warner Brothers, "The Lonesome Trailer," starring El Brendel, popular comedian of the day, supported by Edna Bennett. Above is a scene from that picture [insert mark] in 1935. Photo courtesy Warner Brothers Studios. [Photo courtesy Warner Brothers Studios. is underlined] [job form] Job #302760H Ref # 40 .18/1.27 Page #144-x A HT [HT is circled] Shoot at 101%
Misc Info: Photo is of a man getting into an automobile. He is looking back towards a woman who looks irritated. There is a trailer behind the auto. There are trees in the background.
Subject:	El Brendel Edna Bennett Hancock Trailer Automobile Trailer The Lonesome Trailer Warner Brothers movie Warner Brothers Studios	Related to:	P479 P481 P491 P492 P494 P498 P502 P503 P507, P508, P531
Other:

CallNo: P519-F1b		larger image
Descriptive Title: Charles Edward Hancock		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1890		Provenance:
Size: 4 1/4 x 6 1/2		Condition: fair
Text: [front] age 17 ; L Stiles STUDIO EXTRA FINISH CLARENCE, M [back] My Father died Dec 19 - 1889 I put out a big crop in 1890 in Sept 1890 we moved back to Missouri This Picture was taken that winter 1890 So this is the way I looked when we left Stevens Co Kansas ; Return this picture to CE Hancock 10419 Mills ave Whittier Calif ; Mr Chrisman it would Pain me very much to loose these Pictures we were school Mates a Boy and a Girl who became sweet hearts and then in 1895 became Man and wife and then sweet hearts for 65 married life happy years to gether ; Reduce Photo to 3 1/4" x 3 1/2" ; Return to HARRY E. CHRISMAN 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 [Denver address is stamped twice, once over the Liberal address which is illegible] ; 1890 1873 ____ 17 [note] Copy A [Copy A is underlined] ; Charles Edward Hancock at age 17. Charles had just left southwest Kansas and put his cowboy life behind him, though he continued to hear the Call of the Prairie in his heart. The photo was by H.L. Stiles, Clarence, Missouri, where Charles lived in the early 1890s. Photo courtesy of Charles E. Hancock Sr. [Photo courtesy of Charles E. Hancock Sr. is underlined] [job form] Job #302760H Ref #1 .20/1.31 Page #144A A HT [HT is circled] Shoot at 100%
Misc Info: Photo is a portrait of a young man. He is in a tie, vest, and jacket. Photo is from stomach up.
Subject:	Charles E. Hancock, Sr. H. L. Stiles photo Clarence, Missouri Southwest Kansas	Related to:	P520- P521-
Other:	Photo is stained on front. Edges are worn. Bottom of photo is faded. His right shoulder is different than his left. It almost looks like it was drawn in. Back of photo has tape and tape tear marks on top and bottom. Tape took off the top of the d i, and d of the word died. Tape is still on top of note. Note and job form have tape on top. Photo is mounted on thick cardboard.

CallNo: P520-F1b		larger image
Descriptive Title: Stephen Hancock		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1885		Provenance:
Size: 4 1/4 x 6 1/2		Condition: good
Text: [front] H L Stiles STUDIO EXTRA FINISH CLARENCE, Mo. ; S. M. Hancock ; 1885 [back] Reduce photo to 3 1/4 x 3 1/2" ; H.L. Stiles CLARENCE, MO. ; S.M. Hancock 1885 ; Ny Father was in [to or no] Collecting money in out standing accounts He was there at the time of the big blizzard of 1886 Jan 6th in Stevens Co Kansas ; Return this Picture CE Hancock 10419 Mills ave Whittier Calif ; Return to HARRY E. CHRISMAN 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 [There is printing on the back but the handwritten notes are on top of it.] [note] Copy C [C is underlined] ; S.M. Hancock, father of Charles E. Hancock, was active in the affairs of Stevens County, Kansas soon after his arrival there in 1885. ; 3 1/4 x 3 1/2 Wide - length
Misc Info: Photo is a portrait of a man. He has a full beard and moustache. He is in a suit and tie. You can see from the chest up.
Subject:	Stephen Hancock H.L. Stiles photo Stephen Monroe Hancock Father of C. E. Hancock Stevens County, Kansas 1885	Related to:	P519- P521-
Other:	Photo is mounted on a thick piece of cardboard. The back has a picture of a lady standing with a pen and paper in each hand. She has long flowing hair. There is a rose above her and a circle with a star in the middle. The star has a face. Back of photo has a tape tear mark on top. Note has tape on top. Tape on the note has piece of the back of photo on it.

CallNo: P521-F1a		larger image
Descriptive Title: Lottie Grace Hancock		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1890s		Provenance:
Size: 4 1/4 x 6 1/2		Condition: good
Text: [front] H L Stiles STUDIO EXTRA FINISH CLARENCE, Mo. [back] H. L. Stiles Special attention given to all kinds of Portraiture in Crayon, Ink and Water Color. NONE BUT FIRST-CLASS WORK ALLOWED TO LEAVE MY STUDIO. ; 693 ; Mr Chrisman it would pain me very much to lose these pictures, we were school mate a Boy and a Girl Miss Lottie Grace Grapewine who became sweet hearts and then in 1895 became man and wife and then sweet hearts for 65 married lide happy years to gather ; Reduce Photo to 3 1/4 x 3 1/2 ; [There is 1 Liberal address stamp that is stamped over with the Denver address. The Denver address is stamped twice.] HARRY E. CHRISMAN 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 [note] Lottie Grace Grapewine, xxxxx age 16, who was to become Mrs. Charles Edward Hancock. Lottie Grace was the youngest daughter of Edmond and Sophia (Greiner) Grapewine and lived on a farm near Clarence, Missouri at the time she met Charles. She was "the loveliest girl in the neighborhood," old timers say. Photo courtesy Charles E. Hancock Sr. [Photo courtesy Charles E. Hancock Sr. is underlined] 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 [job form] Job #302760H Ref # 2 .27/1.19 Page #144A B HT [HT is circled] Shoot at 100%
Misc Info: Photo is a portrait of a woman. She is turned to the left in profile. She has her hair up and is wearing a necklace. Can see just below her neck.
Subject:	Lottie Grace Hancock Lottie Grace Grapewine Edmond Grapewine Sophia Greiner Grapewine Charles E. Hancock, Sr. Clarence, Missouri	Related to:	P519- P520-
Other:	Photo has red lines on both sides in the front. Photo is mounted on a thick piece of cardboard. Photo is worn on edges. The left front corner has a bend crease. Back of photo is stained. Back has a picture of a woman with long flowing hair. There is a rose above her. There is a circle with a star in it. The star has a face. Back of photo is also worn. Note has tape on top. Job form has tape residue on back top.

CallNo: P522-A2a7		larger image
Descriptive Title: Hancock house in1940s		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1940s		Provenance:
Size: 2 3/4 x 4 9/16		Condition: excellent
Text: [back] CRH ; Ed + Lottie Hancock home in Whittier built approx. - early 40's ; VELOX ; E12
Misc Info: Photo is of a house. There is a porch in front. There is a truck or auto on the right side. The yard is overgrown.
Subject:	Hancock House Whittier, California House Automobile Truck Porch	Related to:
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CallNo: P523-F2a4		larger image
Descriptive Title: Charles Ed Hancock Family and trailer house		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1921		Provenance:
Size: 5		Condition: good
Text: [front] Charles Ed Hancock, Boy Charles Hancock, Mildred Hancock (Schmidt) daughter, Pauline Hancock (Franklin), Clarence E.(Bud)Hancock, Mrs. Lottie Grace Hancock, Merna Hanock (Morris), and the elderly man who bought the house ; [there are x's across the bottom front of photo] [in photo] This House insured by Griffith & Baughman ; [sign] OWN YOU[R] ; LET HANCOCK BUILD ; EASY TERMS [SUNNYSIDE ADDITION] PHONE [?] [back] Signature 3 Page 1 ; Make 7 x 3 1/4" ; Photo Only -- Not names at bottom [hoto Only is underlined] ; [photo has lines on back] [note] Copy A-3 [A-3 is circled] ; Shown above is the little "home on wheels C. E. Hancock built in 1916 to advertise his home construction business in Liberal, Kansas. The house was drawn about town behind his Apperson 8 "Jackrabbit" automobile. Shown in the photo is the Hancock family: left to right: C.E. Hancock with baby. Mildred, Pauline and Clarence (Bud); Lottie Grace in window; Merna in window. At right the elderly man who eventually bought the "little home on wheels" for his own residence. [job form] Job #302760H Ref # 28 .24/1.35 Page #144-Q HT [HT is circled] Shoot at 114%
Misc Info: Photo is of a trailer with people in it. There is foilage decorating the porch and windows of trailer. There is an elderly man standing on the right. There are houses behind the trailer. There is one man, three women, two boys, and one girl.
Subject:	Hancock Family Charles Hancock House Trailer House 1920s house on wheels	Related to:	P495-F2b3 P543 N194 P276
Other:	Photo has tape residue on back left side. Note has tape on top front. Job form has tape on top front. Job form has crease on top.

CallNo: P526-B1a3		larger image
Descriptive Title: Hancock Trailer and house		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1934		Provenance:
Size: 4		Condition: excellent
Text: [back] J-3 [J-3 is underlined] ; Make 4 1/4 x 3 1/2" ; HARRY E. CHRISMAN 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 [note] Copy J-3 One of the 1933-34 models of The Little Trailers, at the C. E. Hancock home in Bel Gardens, in California. Photo courtesy C.E. Hancock [C.E. Hancock is x'd out] C. R. Hancock. [Photo courtesy C.E. Hancock [C.E. Hancock is x'd out] C. R. Hancock. is underlined] [job form] Job #302760H Ref # 37 .14/1.16 Page # 144-U B HT [HT is circled] Shoot at 101%
Misc Info: Photo is of an automobile with a trailer on back. It is parked in the driveway of a house with Spanish roof tile on it. There are bushes and a tree on the side of the house.
Subject:	Hancock House Automobile Trailer Spanish tile roof Trees Bushes Bel Gardens, California	Related to:
Other:	Photo has tape marks on back. Note and job form have tape on the front.

CallNo: P528-A2a11		larger image
Descriptive Title: Hancock home in Whittier		Type: Print
Date of Origin:		Provenance:
Size: 3 9/16 x 5 1/8		Condition: excellent
Text: [back] CRH ; Whittier Home ; H 15 ; KODAK VELOX PAPER
Misc Info: Photo is of a home. There are buildings next to it. There is a man sitting on a fence. There is a paved road in front of him and the house. There are several wagon wheels beside him. The fence he is sitting on has huge wagon wheels used as fence posts.
Subject:	Charles Hancock Whittier Home of Hancock Whittier, California	Related to:
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CallNo: P529-A2a11		larger image
Descriptive Title: Hancock Home		Type: Print
Date of Origin:		Provenance:
Size: 2 3/4 x 4 9/16		Condition: excellent
Text: [back] CRH 925
Misc Info: Photo is of several adults on the porch of a home. There are children in the front yard. There is an automobile in front of the house. May be a Hancock family reunion. There are other houses in the background.
Subject:	Hancock home Children Automobile Adults Reunion	Related to:
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CallNo: P531-F2f4		larger image
Descriptive Title: Lonesome Trailer Movie		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1935		Provenance:
Size: 4		Condition: excellent
Text: [back] Make 4 1/4 x 2 3/4" ; Return to HARRY E. CHRISMAN 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 [note] Interior view of The Little Trailer shows El Brendel assuming a domestic pose as he "bathes the baby." His pal, a boxer dog, [insert mark] with tea kettle, stands by to assist him. Note the facilities provided within this 1935 "mobile home." Photo courtesy Warner Brothers Studio. [Photo courtesy Warner Brothers Studio is underlined] ; Copy M-3 [M-3 is circled] [job form] Job #302760H Ref #41 .20/1.31 Page #144-X B HT [HT is circled] Shoot at 101%
Misc Info: Photo is of a man holding a baby doll and washing the dolls face. There is a bassinett in front of the man. There is a dog standing on the right. There is a fold away bed behind the man and dishes ont he floor.
Subject:	El Brendel Hancock trailer dog Tige movie Warner Brothers	Related to:	P479 P481 P491 P492 P494 P498 P502 P503 P507, P508
Other:	This is a reproduction of a larger photograph. The Chrisman Collection contains numerous copies of this photograph. Photo has tape on back. Note has tape on top front.

CallNo: P532-B1a4		larger image
Descriptive Title: Mr. Hancock with man in automobile with trailer		Type: Print
Date of Origin:		Provenance:
Size: 4		Condition: excellent
Text: [back] K-3 [K-3 is circled] ; Make 4 1/4 x 3 1/2" ; HARRY E. CHRISMAN 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 [note] Copy K-3 ; Charles E. Hancock at the wheel of the diminutive Austin sports roadster shows "The Little Trailer" used in the Warner Brothers motion picture than brought him national publicity in 1935. Photo courtesy the Hancock Family. [Photo courtesy the Hancock Family. is underlined] [job form] Job #302760H Ref #39 .14/1.30 Page #144-W B HT [HT is circled] Shoot at 101%
Misc Info: Photo is of an automobile and trailer. There are two men in the auto. They are in the street. Behind them is a building with ornate stairs and a sign that says [ADOLPHS] HOFBRAU. There are trees on the side of building.
Subject:	Charles Hancock Automobile Trailer Little Trailer Lonesome trailer movie.	Related to:	P487 P488 P489 P501
Other:	Photo has tape on back. Note has tape on top front. Job form has tape on top front and back.

CallNo: P543-F2a4		larger image
Descriptive Title: Charles Ed Hancock Family and trailer house		Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1921		Provenance:
Size: 5		Condition: excellent
Text: [front] Save Photo + Return ; Charles Ed Hancock, Boy Charles Hancock, Mildred Hancock (Schmidt) daughter, Pauline Hancock (Franklin), Clarence E.(Bud)Hancock, Mrs. Lottie Grace Hancock, Merna Hanock (Morris), and the elderly man who bought the house ; Charles E. Hancock, Sr., Son Charles E., Mildred, Pauline, Clarence E.(Bud), Lottie Grace, Merna. Elderly man bought the house. ; [there is a line and x's across the bottom front of photo] [in photo] This House insured by Griffith & Baughman ; [sign] OWN YOU[R] ; LET HANCOCK BUILD ; EASY TERMS [SUNNYSIDE ADDITION] PHONE [?] [back] 67 ; Reduce to 3 3/4 x 2 1/4 ; Return Photo to - HARRY E. CHRISMAN 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 ; [there are two boxes and one diagonal line drawn on back]
Misc Info: Photo is of a family sitting in a trailer house. There are flowers and leaves decorating it. There is a sign on the front. There are wheels on the bottom of it. There are houses in the background. There is an elderly man standing on the right. There is a sign to the right of man. Sign is hard to read.
Subject:	Hancock family Charles Hancock House 1920s house on wheels	Related to:	P495-F2b3 P523-F2b3 N194 P276
Other:	This is a reduced copy of P495- Has a negative.